United States Department of Agriculture GA Broiler Hatchery News Release In Cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture Georgia Field Office 355 East Hancock Avenue, Suite 320 Athens, GA 30601 (706) 546-2236 www.nass.usda.gov September 15, 2010 Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA UP 1 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 2 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending September 11, 2010 was 27.1 million, down 1 percent from the previous week, but up 1 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 31.5 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 2 percent from the previous week, but up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 27.0 million, up 2 percent from the previous week and up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched in Georgia was 83 percent. GEORGIA BROILER TYPE EGGS SET, CHICKS HATCHED, AND CHICKS PLACED Eggs Set1/ Chicks Hatched Net Cross State Movement of Chicks Chicks Placed Week % of % of % of Ended 2009 2010 prev. yr. 2009 2010 prev. yr. 2009 2010 2009 2010 prev. yr. Thousands Thousands Thousands Thousands Aug 7 31,309 32,358 103 26,707 26,896 101 +275 +1373 26,391 27,600 105 Aug 14 31,811 31,922 100 25,371 26,867 106 +1316 +1508 26,026 27,694 106 Aug 21 31,587 32,567 103 26,232 26,972 103 +817 +118 26,438 26,333 100 Aug 28 31,839 32,007 101 25,921 26,759 103 -84 +1373 25,202 27,529 109 Sep 4 31,504 32,136 * 102 26,737 26,564 * 99 +957 +1406 * 27,066 27,425 * 101 Sep 11 30,922 31,509 102 26,598 27,009 102 +886 +735 26,849 27,141 101 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. * Revised. BROILER CHICKS PLACED IN GEORGIA BY WEEK, 2009-2010 29 28 27 Million Chicks 26 25 24 2009 2010 23 22 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Broiler-Type Eggs Set 19 Selected States: 2010 State Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... North Carolina .................................... August 7, 2010 (1,000 eggs) 30,376 24,123 3,920 1,358 32,358 7,493 3,424 7,723 19,010 19,567 Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Missouri, Tennessee, and West Virginia .......... 6,352 3,797 6,135 15,992 6,106 19,523 19 State total ...................................... 207,257 Previous year total .............................. 200,277 Percent of previous year ..................... 103 August 14, 2010 (1,000 eggs) 29,958 23,631 3,916 1,358 31,922 7,705 3,440 7,755 19,029 19,893 6,404 3,975 6,017 15,674 6,081 19,515 206,273 201,307 102 Week ending August 21, 2010 August 28, 2010 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) 30,014 23,867 3,911 1,360 32,567 7,730 3,364 7,696 18,999 19,963 30,388 24,310 3,919 1,358 32,007 7,703 3,423 7,375 18,545 19,733 6,393 3,904 5,655 15,976 6,088 6,422 3,836 5,876 15,788 6,094 19,431 19,302 206,918 206,079 200,665 200,648 103 103 September 4, 2010 (1,000 eggs) 30,514 22,983 3,916 1,357 32,136 7,818 3,409 6,998 18,336 18,813 September 11, 2010 (1,000 eggs) 29,912 23,679 3,801 1,344 31,509 8,073 3,394 7,008 19,017 18,787 6,274 3,808 5,754 15,804 6,158 6,332 3,734 5,444 16,143 6,176 19,572 19,620 203,650 203,973 195,627 193,228 104 106 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States: 2010 State Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... North Carolina .................................... August 7, 2010 (1,000 chicks) 21,106 21,567 4,181 1,056 27,600 6,649 2,814 7,178 17,031 16,065 August 14, 2010 (1,000 chicks) 21,679 19,860 4,826 1,057 27,694 6,397 3,183 6,577 16,714 15,871 Week ending August 21, 2010 August 28, 2010 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) 21,609 21,705 4,742 1,012 26,333 5,872 3,007 6,179 16,823 15,990 21,336 21,244 5,095 1,017 27,529 6,498 3,028 5,714 16,466 15,092 September 4, 2010 (1,000 chicks) 20,939 20,964 5,281 1,015 27,425 6,366 2,978 5,905 16,305 15,716 September 11, 2010 (1,000 chicks) 21,512 20,718 4,960 1,082 27,141 5,973 2,927 6,058 16,383 15,818 Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Missouri, Tennessee, and West Virginia .......... 4,783 2,923 4,781 13,684 4,999 16,417 4,827 3,063 4,325 13,307 5,098 17,379 4,364 2,925 5,356 13,583 5,083 16,996 3,934 3,076 5,085 13,519 5,106 16,868 4,887 3,223 4,793 13,164 4,653 16,109 5,095 3,184 4,652 13,445 4,540 17,452 19 State total ...................................... 172,834 171,857 171,579 170,607 169,723 170,940 Previous year total .............................. 169,883 167,559 166,917 166,236 167,105 166,413 Percent of previous year ..................... 102 103 103 103 102 103 Average hatchability for chicks hatched in the 19 selected States during the week was 84 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.